Great game in Valencia. A scoreless first half, then the deluge. The home side fought back to tie the score twice, before going down to Real Madrid on a late goal by Gonzalo Higuain. Without Ronaldo and Kaka, Higuain had his chance to shine, scoring with his foot and on a ridiculously good header. There aren't too many better then him.

Jacob, that reminded me of seeing a dude out on the road in a Barcelona cycling jersey a few months ago... I'd been meaning to track down the availability of such things... As much as I've made fun of Red Bulls/Chelsea/Bayern jerseys that look like cycling jerseys I'd but a DCU cycling jersey in a heart beat even though I shy away from wearing such things with this gut of mine these days...

Bad news for the Dynamo? Great news for teh LGB community as Houston elects an openly lesbian mayor, but she's not committed to pushing through the Dynamo stadium deal. This may not be the death-knell for that project, but it's not the good news that Locke's election would have been. Maybe the Dynamo need to partner with a prospective WPS owner?

NASL 2.0's 10th team has finally announced its name, plus two key hires: AC (Athletic Club) St. Louis; the hires are Claude Anelka (Nicolas's brother) as head coach, and Francisco Filho as director of player personnel.

Hmm not sure I follow that one fischy . . . maybe the lesbian mayor is not in favor of frittering taxpayer money on a stadium, regardless whether the occupants are male or female. On the other hand, maybe the Freedom should pair with United on a stadium deal? I hear Fenty likes women too.